State of play of PA and OP negotiations ESF Technical Working Group Rome, 15 October 2014

Overview of the presentation I. State of play: some statistics on PA/OP II. Key issues emerging from the negotiations Consistency with relevant CSRs and how to translate them into investment priorities and ensuring adequate funding levels Update on Roma issues

I. State of play: some statistics – PA (8/10/14) ALL Partnership Agreements formally submitted 17 PAs adopted by the Commission: DK, DE, PL, EL, SK, CY, LV, EE, LT, RO, PT, BG, FR, NL, CZ, HU, FI It is expected that most of the PAs will be adopted will be adopted by the end of October 2014

I. State of play: some statistics – OPs (14/10/14) Total number of OPs supported by the ESF: 187 (2007-2013: 117) 100 mono-fund OPs, including 2 dedicated YEI OPs (FR and IT) 87 multi-fund OPs Total number of ESF supported OPs formally submitted to Commission: 184 of which 34 YEI Number of ESF supported OPs adopted: 9 (8 mono-fund and 1 multi-fund) - 3 of these OPs are supported by YEI (2 dedicated OPs) Number of OPs for which Commission observations sent : 110 (30 YEI)

MEMBER STATE ESF OPs expected ESF OPs observations sent ESF OPs adopted Austria 1 Belgium 4 3 Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland 2 France 33 Germany 17 16 Greece Hungary 5 Ireland

MEMBER STATE ESF OPs expected ESF OPs observations sent ESF OPs adopted Italy 29 1 Latvia Lithuania Luxemburg Malta Netherlands Poland 17 Portugal 10 Romania 2 Slovakia Slovenia Spain 23 Sweden United Kingdom 6

I. State of play: some financial data on the basis of PA/OP ESF share = € 86.4 billion = 24.8 % (roughly € 6.1 billion above ESF minimum share) ESF and selected thematic objectives (% of ESF allocation – including YEI - TA not included) TO 8: employment: 40% TO 9: social inclusion: 25% TO 10 education: 31% TO 11: ACB: 4%

II. Key issues remain unchanged Consistency with relevant CSRs and how to translate CSRs into investment priorities Clear intervention logic, definition of specific objectives and result orientation Increasing number of regional OPs: need for strong coordination mechanisms between programmes and Funds

II.A. Translating relevant CSRs into IPs and ensuring adequate funding levels – Example (1) Increase adult participation in lifelong learning in order to adjust skills supply to skills demand IP 10iii: Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning for all age group Continue efforts to increase female labour market participation, in particular by taking further steps to increase the availability of affordable quality childcare and pre‐school education and ensuring stable funding IP 8iv: Equality between men and women in all areas Underpin the general pension reform by stepping up efforts to promote the employability of older workers to raise exit ages from the labour market IP 8vi: Active and health ageing

II.A. Translating relevant CSRs into IPs and ensuring adequate funding levels – Example (2) Strengthen efforts to reduce youth unemployment, in particular by further improving the relevance of education to labour market needs, increasing the availability of apprenticeships and work‐based learning places and by strengthening outreach to unregistered youth and the cooperation between schools and employers, in line with the objectives of a youth guarantee. IP 8ii: Sustainable integration into the labour market of young people, Further complemented by: IP 10ii: Improving the quality and efficiency of, and access to, tertiary and equivalent education IP 10iv: Improving the labour market relevance of education and training systems IP 8vii: Modernisation of labour market institutions

II.A. Translating relevant CSRs into IPs and ensuring adequate funding levels – Example (3) Categorisation data (intervention field codes) allow tracking the funding from the programming stage and during implementation. Financial allocations to the IPs supporting the follow-up and implementation of relevant CSRs should be substantial. Data provided in the Annual Implementation Report on the output and result indicators by IP provide information on the progress in implementation and in achieving the specific objectives, i.e. whether the change that is aimed for is on track.

II.B. Update on Roma issues (1) 12 MS have selected the IP 9ii – Socio-economic integration of marginalized communities, such as the Roma 5 MS with CSR on Roma: focus is on improving access to inclusive education, 1 MS has a CSR on labour market access for Roma Main issue for MS having a CSR on Roma: selection of IP 9ii and ensuring adequate funding levels for that IP. Mainstreaming approach (not sufficient, but) necessary to complement the targeted action, defining specific objectives on Roma and corresponding indicators with targets Integrated approach in line with the National Roma Integration Strategies

II.B. Update on Roma issues (2) Art. 4(1) ESF : OPs to be consistent with and respond to challenges set out in: the NRP other national strategies to fight unemployment, poverty and social exclusion the relevant CSRs Main picture for MS with CSR on Roma: Most are targeting the inclusion of Roma children in schools (pre-school children, prevention of ESL, continued education, but also capacity building for teachers and for parents). Focus on access to health services Targeting entrepreneurship Focus on increasing employability through individualised counselling Awareness raising for Roma communities about their rights

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